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These signs will tell you if you are being ghosted

Dating is not an easy game, it comes with many rules and complications. And just when you think you’re playing the game fine, the other player deals a trump card and you have no idea what went wrong. What’s this trump card? Ghosting — the unfriendly version of Casper The Friendly Ghost — is and the new dating nightmare. Basically, ghosting is the painful phenomenon when you think things are going great, until the guy you’ve been in touch with suddenly drops off the face of the earth and disappears from your life, no explanation given. Ouch, indeed. Here are some signs to help you identify if someone is leading you down the ghosting path.

You hardly meet in real life anymore, and all communication between the two of you is strictly virtual.

You are always the first one to initiate contact and the time he takes to reply keeps getting longer and longer.

And when he does contact you, it’s mainly at night, or all his plans with you only involve sex.

He tells you he is busy, but he has the time to upload a picture on Instagram, or share that meme on Facebook.

He never clarifies whether the two of you are exclusive or not.

And every time you mention a possible future together, he maintains radio silence or gives you vague answers that avoid the topic altogether.

He’s been zoning out and you find yourself trying hard to get his attention during a conversation.

He never makes an effort to meet or get to know the people in your life, or talk about the people in his.

You’ve said goodbye to Tinder, TrulyMadly, Woo, and he still has the apps on his phone.